Planning weekly for our family meals is the only way to stay ahead on the grocery buying and food budget! PAXdaddy plans breakfasts, lunches are almost always left overs, and dinners have been strictly vegan for weeks! After 9 weeks of vegan meals every night of the school week, my children finally asked me ever so politely if I could PLEASE cook them some “meat!” Of course, I was compelled to say YES, and luckily my Instant Pot was ready and willing to be put to the test! It’s my new best friend, and with my big kids’ help who assist me in the kitchen a few nights a week, there is now “meat” on our table almost daily! I hope you can use some of these recipes for your own family, and maybe my meal plan will inspire you to get more organized too! When 4:30 comes around, the only thing that keeps me from losing my mind is knowing that I have a plan, the ingredients, and the time set aside for a nutritious meal for my family!
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Please note that I cook with all gluten free and sugar free ingredients. If a substitute needs to be made, I use gluten free flours or coconut sugar! Lucy and I are also following the AIP (autoimmune protocol) diet because of our autoimmune issues so we omit or sub out the nightshades including pepper, tomatoes, potatoes, and paprika!
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Short meal plan :

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Long recipe filled meal plan :

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Bon appetite!

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The PAXkids love to bake!

And the holidays are such a *great* excuse to bake (and eat) all of those delicious treats that you have been avoiding all year.  Haha!

Cupcakes with sprinkles in the shape of Christmas trees? Why not? 

Gingerbread men? SURE!!

Peppermint bark and chocolate fudge? Um. Of course!!

All the ladies, young and old, in PAXmommy Mel’s family gather early in December and bake stacks and stacks of cookies in oodles of different flavors.  Chocolate chip, shortbread (two kinds), gingerbread men, oatmeal raisin, double chocolate, peanut butter, tiger eyes, oatmeal etc etc. 

Not only do you leave with a giant assortment of delicious cookies, but what an excellent opportunity to spend time with family, laughing, joking, and just enjoying each other’s company.

Some of the best memories are made in the kitchen, that’s for sure!!

Do you have a favorite dessert recipe or baking tradition that you’d like to share with us???

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*happy babywearing*

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